Damn it.
It doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter. Blair isn’t interested.
Rylee shrugs. “She may have mentioned some things. That’s all I’m going to say.”
Mentioned what?
But then she looks to me, a knowing smirk on her face. “Maybe there’s a reason she’s not dating anyone. Maybe she’s waiting for you to make the first move.”
“You’re a little shit starter,” I mutter. “And you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
She sighs dramatically. “If you say so,” she murmurs. “I’m just saying, maybe you shouldn’t ignore what’s already there. Everyone else in the building sees it, even if the two of you don’t.”
Nope. I’m not going to rise to her bait.
I’mnotgoing to do it.
She’s barely older than a teenager, she doesn’t know what she’s talking about…
“Sees what?” I sigh in defeat.
The infuriating little Omega shakes her head. “If you have to ask, then you’ll never understand.”
I let out a long groan. “Okay,” I grumble. “If you’re ready, I’ll walk you to your car.”
It’s just me and the owner, Quincy, closing up tonight.
Even if Rylee was supposed to be part of the closing shift, I would have sent her away anyway.
I don’t have time for childish riddles, nor for someone to try and meddle in my love life.
Or lack of it.
As I escort Rylee to her car, I try not to mourn the loss of Blair’s scent. Rylee’s cocoa and caramel Omega scent has left its mark on the building, and a part of me feels nauseous.
I miss Blair already.
Maybe there’s a reason she’s not dating anyone,Rylee had said.
Rumor has it she likes you, too.
I try to push her words out of my mind, but they play over and over in my head, haunting me.
It almost haunts me as much as the possibility that she’s my scent match.
4
BLAIR
“There’s glitter on Alvin,”Piper says from her seat at the front desk. She wipes at the cat’s head with her fingers, and he leans into her touch, pleased with the attention. “He looks like a disco ball.”
“Shit,” I murmur, opening a drawer and grabbing cat wipes. “Come here, Alv.”
Alvin trots his way over to me, knowing a treat is promised after he lets me clean him with special pet wipes.
Despite having the afternoon shift at the rescue, I still woke up late and slept through my alarm. I slept in my makeup, which Maeve has said is a mortal sin, and then took the world’s quickest shower before coming here.
